Access to Trauma Center Care: A Statewide System-Based Approach.

This analysis demonstrates that nearly universal access to trauma care is present in these states when including level I-V trauma centers. However, concerning gaps remain in timely access to level I-II trauma centers. This study provides an approach to determine more robust statewide estimates of access to care. It highlights the need for a national trauma system, one in which all components of state-managed trauma systems are assembled in a national dataset to accurately identify gaps in care.Level of Evidence: Original Research, IV.